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Extreme cold warning for St. Albert and area

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The base temperature will drop toward -28 C overnight into Monday morning with the wind chill factor creating dangerous conditions.

The wind chill could make it feel as cold as -45 in St. Albert Saturday night.

Environment Canada issued an extreme cold warning at 3:35 p.m. for Edmonton, St. Albert and Sherwood Park.

The base temperature will drop toward -28 C overnight into Monday morning with the wind chill factor creating dangerous conditions.

“Extreme cold puts everyone at risk,” the alert reads. “Risks are greater for young children, older adults, people with chronic illnesses, people working or exercising outdoors, and those without proper shelter.

“Cover up. Frostbite can develop within minutes on exposed skin, especially with wind chill.”

Wind chill values will moderate by Monday afternoon, according to ECCC.

Monday is expected to be sunny with a high of -15 C. The wind will make it feel more like -39 in the morning and -21 in the afternoon.

There will be a 60 per cent chance of flurries overnight to Tuesday, which is expected to see a mix of sun and cloud and a high of -17 C.

Current Weather

Increasing cloudiness

Increasing cloudiness

-0.6°C

Pressure
101.2 rising
Dewpoint
-6.6 °C
Humidity
64%
Wind
W 9 km/h

Radar Satellite


Hourly Forecast

Today
6 AM
-3°C
Clear
Today
7 AM
-3°C
Sunny
Today
8 AM
-2°C
Sunny
Today
9 AM
-2°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Today
10 AM
0°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Today
11 AM
2°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Today
12 PM
4°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Today
1 PM
5°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Today
2 PM
6°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Today
3 PM
7°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Today
4 PM
6°C
Cloudy
Today
5 PM
6°C
Cloudy

7 Day Forecast

Increasing cloudiness

Today

7 °C

Increasing cloudiness. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 7. Wind chill minus 5 this morning. UV index 2 or low.


Mainly cloudy

Tonight

0 °C

Mainly cloudy. Low zero.


Clearing

Monday

11 °C

Clearing in the morning. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 near noon. High 11. UV index 2 or low.


Clear

Monday night

-3 °C

Clear. Low minus 3.


Sunny

Tuesday

11 °C

Sunny. High 11.


Chance of showers

Tuesday night

1 °C

Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Low plus 1.


Chance of showers

Wednesday

5 °C

Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. High plus 5.


Chance of rain showers or flurries

Wednesday night

1 °C

Cloudy with 60 percent chance of rain showers or flurries. Low plus 1.


Chance of flurries or rain showers

Thursday

3 °C

Cloudy with 70 percent chance of flurries or rain showers. High plus 3.


Chance of rain showers or flurries

Thursday night

-4 °C

Cloudy with 60 percent chance of rain showers or flurries. Low minus 4.


Chance of flurries

Friday

-2 °C

Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. High minus 2.


Chance of flurries

Friday night

-7 °C

Cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 7.


Chance of flurries

Saturday

0 °C

Cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. High zero.


Normals

Low
-5 °C
High
5 °C

Sunrise and Sunset

Sunrise
7:29 AM
Sunset
7:53 PM

Based on Environment Canada data

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